What songs do you want played at your funeral?

[steven94]

Levon Helms - When I Go Away

 

[jcamero]

I posted earlier that I do not want a funeral, (it is too hard on the surviving family). But if they did have one, I'd like the following songs "looped". The Grateful Dead's "Ripple", and "Brokedown Palace" and The Alan Parson's Project "Time".

 

[+48V]

 

[Nemo bit]

I probably won't much care but how bout..
My give a damn's busted..seems about fitting. Cheers!
" I started out with nothing and still have most of it left"

 

[judsonw]

Tango til they're sore - Tom Waits
Probably some other Tom Waits stuff too... like "The Part You Throw Away"

 

[Coytee]

If you're thinking that my life
Is a hoot and a holler
From the start of the day
To the dark of the night
And that it's ringin' like a bell
That you only want to follow
Gotta trust me when I say
I'm just trying to get it right
Still I think about myself
As a lucky old dreamer
And if you're askin' me to tell
Is it worth what I paid
You gonna hear me say
Hell yeah, it is
And I say it loud
I loved it all
And I'm not too proud
I freed my soul just let it fly
Hell yeah, this crazy life around me
It confuses and confounds me
But it's all the life I've got until I die
Hell yeah, it is
If you're asking for my time
Isn't much left to give you
Been around a good long while
So I gotta say it fast
Time is all we'll ever need
But it's gotta have a meaning
You be careful how it's spent
'Cause it isn't going to last
I hear you wondering out loud
Are you ever gonna make it?
Will you ever work it out?
Will you ever take a chance
And just believe you can?
Hell yeah, you will
You're gonna be okay
And you might get lost
But then you'll find a way
Don't go alone
Can't be afraid
Hell yeah, this life is here and it's made for livin'
And love's a gift that's made for givin'
You give it all away and have it still
And hell yeah, you will
I've been living in a bowl
With a lot of people staring
With my feet on shaky ground
And my head up in the sky
But it's where I want to be
It's a life that's made for caring
Got a song to pass the day
And a girl to share the night
So if they ask you when I'm gone
Was it everything he wanted?
When he had to travel on
Did he know he'd be missed?
You can tell them this
Hell yeah, he did!
He saw it all
He walked the line
Never had to crawl
He cried a bit
But not for long
Hell yeah, he found the life that he was after
Filled it up with love and laughter
Finally got it right and made it fit
Hell yeah, he did!
Hell yeah, he did!
Hell yeah, he did!

Songwriters: Neil Diamond

 

[Mr. Blifil]

From his Rag Picker's Dream album, Mark Knopfler's "(You're going to need) A Quality Shoe."

 

[John James]

With a closed casket I want "Pop Goes the Weasel" until everyone there is nervous!

 

[Chrisxo55441]

Albert King Truckload of Loving is my favorite and most played album for over 40 years that is what I would want. And if I had to choose one song from it it would be Hold hands with one another

 

[mfaz28]

This time. Or next time around?

 

[Steven Tate]

Here, There and Everywhere by The Beatles, for the love of my life since I was 15.

 

[maxhifi]

I won't be there to hear it, so who cares?

 

[Hajidub]

There's a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends ~Morrissey~
You'll Have Time ~William Shatner~
People Who Died ~Jim Carroll Band~
The Waffle House Song (on loop for the next 4 hours)

 

[arts]

There won't be any funeral,but I'm sure Highway to Hell will be blasting somewhere....

 

[avionic]

 

[willysan]

No funeral please. However, while they burn me, let's play Epitaph(King Crimson) and Comfortably numb (Pink Floyd)

 

[BDylanThomas]

As a new AK person I actually thought this thread might be serious. Should have known better, but some of us are sufficiently old to think seriously about this. I have. And my first choice is below. This is what the boys and I came up with when we were touring.

 

[BDylanThomas]

And no offense to anyone but will probably end up suggesting this to the "children." Lovely tune and story, honestly, if you have not heard it before.

 

[MKG]

As a new AK person I actually thought this thread might be serious.

It was intended to be serious when I asked it. It still is, but I’m also okay with a good chuckle.
I also think that everyone should burst into laughter at least once during a funeral. Ideally after someone shares a humorous memory.

 

[jcamero]

I got another. Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs", but played at ear shattering levels.